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@@ -15,24 +15,19 @@ <label for="git">Git</label> <a id="git" href="https://git.53hor.net">git.53hor.net</a> - <p> - This document is available in - <a href="https://www.53hor.net/cv.html">HTML</a> or as a - <a href="https://www.53hor.net/cv.pdf">PDF</a>. - </p> - <hr /> <h2>Summary</h2> <p> - I am a computer programmer who has been developing and maintaining web - applications and services since 2018. I have also been providing systems - administration services and technical learning assistance since 2016. + I am a computer programmer who has been developing and maintaining native + and web applications since 2018. I have also been providing system + administration services and technical mentoring since 2016. I aim to + create simple, performant, and well-documented software with no surprises. </p> <p> - I am fluent in Rust, C#, Python, JavaScript, Bourne Shell, and HTML. I am - also familiar with Java, PHP, C, C++, TypeScript, and PowerShell. + I am fluent in Rust, C#, Python, JavaScript, Bourne Shell, and HTML+CSS. I + am also familiar with Java, PHP, C, C++, TypeScript, and PowerShell. </p> <hr /> @@ -40,7 +35,7 @@ <h3>Software Development</h3> <h3>Systems Administration</h3> - <h3>Technical Leadership</h3> + <h3>Technical Mentoring and Leadership</h3> <hr /> <h2>Experience</h2> @@ -48,13 +43,32 @@ <ul> <li> Automatic Data Processing | Application Developer | June 2018 to present + <ul> + <li> + Angelshark saved money (dial plan tool, password rotator, termed + user cleanup, monitoring), got it open-sourced + </li> + <li>Narwhal reverse proxy for authentication, security</li> + <li>Technical mentoring and knowledge sharing</li> + </ul> </li> <li> Freelance | Web Application Designer & Developer | July 2019 to present + <ul> + <li>Delivered results ahead of schedule</li> + <li>Quickly adjusted course for shifting requirements</li> + </ul> </li> <li> The College of William and Mary | Technology Support Specialist | February 2015 to May 2018 + <ul> + <li> + Worked directly with customers to diagnose issues and install and + configure software + </li> + <li>Accepted requests in person and remotely</li> + </ul> </li> </ul> @@ -71,5 +85,10 @@ 2014) </li> </ul> + + <hr /> + <h2>About Me</h2> + + <p>...</p> </body> </html> diff --git a/drafts/2021-reading-list.html b/drafts/2021-reading-list.html index 529bb84..46d4707 100644 --- a/drafts/2021-reading-list.html +++ b/drafts/2021-reading-list.html @@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ <li>Sachar, Louis. <em>Holes</em></li> <li>Steinbeck, John. <em>The Pearl</em></li> <li>Fitzgerald, F. Scott. <em>The Great Gatsby</em></li> + <li>Wells, H.G. <em>War of the Worlds</em></li> </ul> diff --git a/drafts/altrustic-angelshark.html b/drafts/altrustic-angelshark.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f90bb86 --- /dev/null +++ b/drafts/altrustic-angelshark.html @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@ +I finally got the chance to open source a long-term project from work and +release it into the outside world. diff --git a/drafts/make-your-web-site-look-boring.html b/drafts/make-your-web-site-look-boring.html deleted file mode 100644 index c8cd03a..0000000 --- a/drafts/make-your-web-site-look-boring.html +++ /dev/null @@ -1,3 +0,0 @@ -<h1>Make Your Web Site Boring!</h1> - -- functional - not disctracting - tasteful - readable no javascript? no runtime! diff --git a/drafts/stack-end-devs.html b/drafts/stack-end-devs.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7520133 --- /dev/null +++ b/drafts/stack-end-devs.html @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +slightly peeved we are not full stack developers, we are not front- or back-end +developers. we are computer programmers trying to solve a problem. that problem, +specifically is to automate, or reduce manual touch-time for a variety of tasks. +we are not mature enough as a team to be discussing our team's brand. we don't +even have one product as a team. we don't focus on one vs the other, we're focus +on making problems go away. we need general-purpose programmers who can +efficiently make those things go faster. we're not on a department-level +strategy. we're barely on a team-level strategy. we still have "developers" who +are staying up late doing manual deployments. we have developers with years of +experience rewriting functionality between "ends" because they're constantly +cloning huge amounts of data from one location to another instead of working on +a single subset. I don't have the answers to fix these problems but I almost +don't think it's specialization or rebranding that will make them go away. diff --git a/drafts/what is programming.html b/drafts/what is programming.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4b4e26d --- /dev/null +++ b/drafts/what is programming.html @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@ +programming isn't coding programming is computational problem solving (see +CSCI101) programming is getting data from point A to point B see what +programming isn't about informal lecture being a good programmer isn't about +following best practices or paradigms. it's still possible to write bad programs +using test-driven development and "Clean Architecture" diff --git a/drafts/why make your web site worse in 2020 b/drafts/why make your web site worse in 2020 deleted file mode 100644 index e69de29..0000000 --- a/drafts/why make your web site worse in 2020 +++ /dev/null @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ </h1> <ul id="index"> +<li> <a href="/posts/computing/2021-04-20-how-to-make-your-website-boring-and-why-.html">How to Make Your Website Boring and Why! <code>Tue, 20 Apr 2021</code> </a> </li> <li> <a href="/posts/unix/2021-03-19-how-to-automate-certbot-renewal-with-haproxy.html">How to Automate Certbot Renewal with HAProxy <code>Fri, 19 Mar 2021</code> </a> </li> <li> <a href="/posts/life/2021-02-12-louis-vierne-is-a-bamf-and-proof-that-organists-are-metal-.html">Louis Vierne Is a BAMF (and Proof That Organists Are Metal) <code>Fri, 12 Feb 2021</code> </a> </li> <li> <a href="/posts/programming/2021-01-28-undefined-javasript-is-undefined-.html">Undefined? JavaSript Is Undefined. <code>Thu, 28 Jan 2021</code> </a> </li> diff --git a/posts/computing/2021-04-20-how-to-make-your-website-boring-and-why-.html b/posts/computing/2021-04-20-how-to-make-your-website-boring-and-why-.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d2f5d03 --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/computing/2021-04-20-how-to-make-your-website-boring-and-why-.html @@ -0,0 +1,214 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html> +<html> + <head> + <link rel="stylesheet" href="/includes/stylesheet.css" /> + <meta charset="utf-8" /> + <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /> + <meta + property="og:description" + content="The World Wide Web pages of Adam Carpenter" + /> + <meta + property="og:image" + content="https://nextcloud.53hor.net/index.php/s/Nx9e7iHbw4t99wo/preview" + /> + <meta property="og:site_name" content="53hor.net" /> + <meta + property="og:title" + content="How to Make Your Website Boring and Why!" + /> + <meta property="og:type" content="website" /> + <meta property="og:url" content="https://www.53hor.net" /> + <title>53hornet ➙ How to Make Your Website Boring and Why!</title> + </head> + + <body> + <nav> + <ul> + <li> + <a href="/"> + <img src="/includes/icons/home-roof.svg" /> + Home + </a> + </li> + <li> + <a href="/info.html"> + <img src="/includes/icons/information-variant.svg" /> + Info + </a> + </li> + <li> + <a href="https://git.53hor.net"> + <img src="/includes/icons/git.svg" /> + Repos + </a> + </li> + <li> + <a href="/hosted.html"> + <img src="/includes/icons/desktop-tower.svg" /> + Hosted + </a> + </li> + <li> + <a type="application/rss+xml" href="/rss.xml"> + <img src="/includes/icons/rss.svg" /> + RSS + </a> + </li> + </ul> + </nav> + + <article> + <h1>How to Make Your Website Boring and Why!</h1> + + <p class="description"> + I took the time last year to make my website more boring. Here's how you + can do the same and why you'd want to. + </p> + + <p> + Up until recently I was using a static site generator + <a>(cobalt-rs)</a> and a fancy CSS framework/library <a>(Bulma)</a> to + build my website. I also had one or two scripts to do various fiddly + things in the browser. I took the time to gut it and now I have a much + more boring website. I don't use anything but HTML to write all of the + posts and pages. This eliminated the need for a static generator or + script to turn something like Markdown into HTML for me. I also scrapped + all of the customized CSS framework style sheets that I had been using + for a very small (145 lines including whitespace and braces) single-file + stylesheet. I also dropped all of the fancy links, banners, most of the + icons, and any JavaScript that I had originally. Now, my site is much + more boring. And it's so much better. + </p> + + <h2>How does one make their website boring?</h2> + + <p> + Typically, ask yourself whether you need something. If the answer is + "no", you can safely remove it and you won't need it again. Your website + will become more boring (read: simpler). Here are some of the things I + evaluated: + </p> + + <ul> + <li> + How many 3rd-party assets, templates, CSS libraries am I using? How + big are they? Are they slowing down rendering or annoying to + maintain/upgrade? + </li> + <li>Do I need a Sass interpreter to "build" my styles?</li> + <li> + Am I using a static site generator? Does it make my life easier or + more difficult? + </li> + <li> + Am I using a bunch of JavaScript? What does it do and does it really + need to do it to make my site work better? + </li> + </ul> + + <p> + Do you use a lot of third-party assets, templates, or CSS for your site? + Do you have to run a SASS tool to generate your stylesheets? Are your + stylesheets really big (> 1000 lines I think anyone would consider on + the bigger side)? Consider whether or not you really need them. + Oftentimes, with CSS, less is more. Especially if your site is just a + collection of pages of text with links to other pages of text. You can + make your site attractive and compatible with 100% of browsers by + keeping things simple. And then you don't have to worry about rebuilding + your output stylesheets or keeping up with libraries and frameworks. + </p> + + <p> + Do you have a lot of dynamically-generated content on your site? Does + the document need to change based on user input? Do you have a large + number of script tags importing minified files from third-party CDNs? + Odds are you don't need those either and you can completely get rid of + them. Now you don't have to worry about making sure all browsers can run + those scripts, or whether or not the CDNs are online, or you're + requesting the latest version. + </p> + + <p> + Do you use a static site generator to build your site? Is your content + complicated enough to write that you can't write it in plain HTML? Is + Markdown really easier or more powerful? Odds are, it's easier to write + directly in HTML without having to tell your generator what to do with + your tags. And for the oddball tag that Markdown doesn't directly + support, you might often end up writing HTML into your Markdown files + anyways. And, you can better control what the output formatting looks + like, making your site's code more readable. Furthermore, you won't have + two acting copies of your site, a pre- and post-generator one. For me, + it was annoying having "source code" for my web site that was different + from what I was actually hosting. It's so much nicer to have a 1:1 + mapping between what I write, test, and deploy. + </p> + + <p> + Still not convinced? Still need to automate some part of building your + site, like generating an RSS feed? Is there any chance you can write a + quick Makefile to do that for you? I was able to do just that, and it + was way nicer not having to install and learn how a generator worked to + automate assembling my site. + </p> + + <p> + If you answered "no" to any of the above "do you need"-s, you just found + a way to make your site more boring. Boring equates with simplicity. + Simplicity is a good thing. + </p> + + <h2>Why should you make your website <s>boring</s> simple?</h2> + + <p> + Not relying on a bunch of libraries and assets is a good thing. It + seemed like every time I wanted to add a quick post, I would notice + there was an update for some library I was using and I was spending time + upgrading and learning about it. You know, that thing that computer + programmers enjoy doing and are good at but often doesn't actually help + them accomplish anything: fiddling with shiny new stuff that doesn't + solve a problem. Now I get to just focus on adding things to my site and + I'm never worried about whether it looks broken. + </p> + + <p> + I also didn't like having a pre- and post-build site. If I wanted to fix + one typo I couldn't remote into my live site, fix it, and then leave it + there. I had to do something like fix the typo in my Markdown, commit + and push it, and then re-run the generator and upload the new "live" + files. The generator step wasn't making things easier, it was making + them more annoying. + </p> + + <p> + You'd also be surprised at how easy it is to make your site fast and + reliable on all modern and old browsers when it's boring (read: simple, + again). Internet Explorer doesn't care about my site, it's a breeze to + render and there's nothing in it that hasn't been in existence for at + least a decade. (Alright, I do have a few SVG icons which it probably + wouldn't know what to do with. You can't tell the difference between + Firefox's and Chrome's renders of my site. And Google's PageSpeed + Insights score is a hilarious 99. + </p> + + <p> + My site is also more functional now. It's less distracting. It's really + easy to navigate and read. There's no runtime, no JavaScript that has to + execute before the reader sees the page they're looking for. And there's + practically nothing to maintain except my posts. It's also really easy + for crawlers to quickly ingest all of my posts and turn them into search + results. Hopefully, it's also easier for the visually impaired to zoom + in and not mess up the document, or use a screen reader that extracts + the article tags. + </p> + + <p> + The benefits are through the roof. My site used to be about tinkering + with tools and libraries and frameworks. Now it's just a boring website. + That leaves me with time to focus on tinkering with other stuff that's + more interesting, and only focus on writing when I'm working on this + site. So make your life easier and go make your website boring today. + </p> + </article> + </body> +</html> @@ -141,5 +141,6 @@ <item> <title>Undefined? 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